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Spinning is excellent therapy, a great way to express your creativity, and the best way to add a personal touch to your knitting and weaving.
We carry Louet wheels and spinning equipment from Holland. Louet is known for well made, well designed wheels and carding equipment.
Louet wheels are easy to assemble, user-friendly, well-balanced, low maintenance, require little adjusting, and are a great value.

About Louet Wheels:
For over a quarter century, the Louet team in Holland has been researching, designing, and experimenting, to create a superior line of spinning wheels.

Louet wheels treadle lightly, are low maintenance and nearly adjustment free and can be modified with accessories for the expert spinner.

Louet wheels were originally geared towards spinning medium to heavy yarns. Although bobbins and flyers are available for spinning this type of yarn, the standard wheels have been redesigned to be more suitable for spinning fine to medium yarns. The orifice on the standard wheel is sufficiently large (12.5 mm or 1/2") as are the bobbins, (180-250 gr capacity), to allow you to create novelty yarns.
Wheels come equipped with a two bobbin lazy kate.

Technically all Louet models are the same. Each wheel has a single belt bobbin drive with an adjustable flyer brake to regulate the tension. The flexible belts are made of polyurethane and never have to be adjusted.

All wheels are packed and shipped partially assembled in a flat box. The required assembly consists quite simply of tightening two nuts for which tools and instructions are provided. The shipping weight is 17-18 lbs.

RATIOS -
All bobbins have a sheave with three settings on one side that can be used to obtain three different spinning ratios. They are: 1:5.5 for slow spinning and heavy yarn; 1:7.5 for medium yarn; and, 1:10.5 for fast spinning and fine yarn. (S45 ratios are: 7:1, 12:1 and 20:1)
The fly wheels of all our models are 50 cm ( 20") in diameter (except for the S45). They rotate on a maintenance free, lubricated for life ball bearing pack to ensure excellent spinning ability by allowing them to turn freely and quietly. The same maintenance free ball bearing is used at the footman connection. (No lubrication is necessary for the bearings to work correctly.)

S10 Single and Double Treadle Wheels	S10--the Classic Louet Spinning Wheel Available as single or double treadle The original Louet with minor modifications to keep it on the leading edge of spinning technology. The S10's careful design has proven to be an ideal wheel for beginners and experts alike. Sturdy construction makes it a suitable wheel for production spinners. The single hole in the wheel leads to a balanced flywheel, which ensures that the wheel always stops in the place that you stop. Constructed with solid lacquered wood. Accessories available for the S10 include: skeinwinder, distaff, a four bobbin lazy kate, high speed bobbin, fatcore bobbin, flyers, and various spare parts. S10 Louet Spinning Wheel, single treadle $475.00 S10 Louet Spinning Wheel, double treadle $565.00 S10 Skeinwinder $135.00 S10 Bobbin $26.50 each
S45 Double Treadle Wheel	S45--Amazingly portable and versatile The newest addition to the Louet family. The Louet design team has been busy designing this modern, versatile wheel. Small, compact, the S45 is similar in size to the S40 and can spin both bulky fibers and very fine fibers. It is sturdy, very portable and has a wide range of ratios: 7:1, 12:1, and 20:1 S45 Louet Spinning Wheel $875.50 S45 Bobbin $26.50 each
S75 Double Treadle Wheel	S75--Traditional look, modern technology, unfinished wheel The S75 DT combines a traditional spoke look with the technically advanced features of all our Louet spinning wheels, and comes in unfinished wood so you can choose your own finish. Accessories available for the S75 include: skeinwinder, distaff, a four bobbin lazy kate, high speed bobbin, fatcore bobbin, flyers, and various spare parts. S75 Louet Spinning Wheel, double treadle $635.50 S75 Skeinwinder $110.50 S75 Bobbin $26.50 each
S17 Single Treadle Wheel	S17--Great first wheel This single treadle wheel is designed with the budget conscious spinner in mind! Smooth ball bearing operation like all our wheels, easy treadling, and a well balanced wheel that won’t disappoint! Comes as a kit with assembly instructions. A great wheel at a really great price! S17 Louet Spinning Wheel, single treadle $295.00 S17 Skeinwinder 101.90 S17 Bobbin $26.50each
S15 Single Treadle Wheel	S15--Unfinished, ready for your personal touch This unfinished solid wheel allows you to create your own unique finish. It has all of the standard features of a Louët wheel with a low price. This wheel is especially nice with finished with a natural or shaded Watco oil. Accessories available for the S15 include: skeinwinder, distaff, a four bobbin lazy kate, high speed bobbin, fatcore bobbin, flyers, and various spare parts. S15 Louet Spinning Wheel, single treadle $390.00 S15 Skeinwinder $105.90 S15 Bobbin $26.50each
S51 Single and Double Treadle Wheels	S51--Traditional look, modern technology Available as single or double treadle If you are looking for something a little more traditional in appearance but modern in technology, look no further. The S51 combines the durable engineering of the S10 with a spoke wheel for an old fashioned yet durable wheel. Accessories available for the S51 include: skeinwinder, distaff, a four bobbin lazy kate, high speed bobbin, fatcore bobbin, flyers, and various spare parts. S51 Louet Spinning Wheel, single treadle $500.50 S51 Skeinwinder $135.00 S51 Bobbin $26.50
Spinning wheels come with everything you need to start spinning--right out of the box. The only thing you will need besides your wheel is fiber. The following items are optional accessories:
Accessories for all models: wheels include a two bobin lazy kate	Distaff (fits all models, except S45) $110.90 Single Treadle Lazy Kate, four bobbins (fits all models) $96.40 Double Treadle Lazy Kate, four bobbins (fits all models) $96.40
Specialty Flyers and Bobbins:	Bulky Bobbin $33.00 3 ratios: (6.2:1, 5:1, 4.2:1) For thick yarns, requires special wide flyer (listed below), 5" wide inside High Speed Bobbin $27.00 3 ratios: (6.5:1, 9.5:1, 15.0:1) Fatcore Bobbin $45.50 Same ratios as high speed bobbin but with a core of 2". For easier fine spinning and beginning spinners. A smaller amount of pull on the yarn gives more control on cotton and fine, slippery fibers. High Speed Spinning Set $220.00 includes 3 Fatcore Bobbins, 1 High Speed Flyer, and 1 Drive Band--all the accessories necessary to begin fine spinning Narrow Flyer $74.80 Wide Flyer $74.80 1/2" orifice, designed for use with the Bulky Bobbin High Speed Flyer $74.80 3/8" orifice, designed for fine spinning using a Louet wheel, comes standard with a sliding hook and guide ring rather than more traditional hooks.
Spinning accessories: Niddy Noddy and Drop spindles	Niddy Noddy $40.65 each 1-2 yards, used to wind yarn from the bobbin into a skein Drop Spindle, top whorl $12.00 each Drop Spindle, bottom whorl $13.40 each Drop spindles are a good way to learn to draft fibers. Louet makes sturdy spindles of a good weight for beginners. However, drop spindles do take more coordination than wheel spinning and many very good spinners hate drop spindling but are fabulous at a wheel. The bottom whorl spindle is my personal favorite and I find I can actually use it either direction.
Spinning wheel maintenance:	Drive Belt, $8.95 each We can special order any replacement parts you may require....from small bearings to a replacement wheel. Email for details.

Drum carders, hand carders, and carding accessories.

Wheels are shipped separately via UPS ground shipping. Wheels and accessories shipped outside the continental US are
subject to a shipping surcharge--we'll email you first.
Louet items are special ordered, please allow two weeks for delivery.
All Louet wheels and equipment are discounted 10% off retail prices.
No further discounts available.

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